"Seeds of Doubt"
"An activist’s controversial crusade against genetically modified crops."
Source: New Yorker, 08/22/2014
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"Atlantic Slows Warming, Temp Rises Seen Resuming From 2030: Study"
"The Atlantic Ocean has masked global warming this century by soaking up vast amounts of heat from the atmosphere in a shift likely to reverse from around 2030 and spur fast temperature rises, scientists said."
Source: Reuters, 08/22/2014
"Alabama Community Alleges Race Bias Over Toxic Landfill Site"
"Coal ash from earlier environmental disaster is causing health concerns for poor African-American residents."
Source: Aljazeera America, 08/22/2014
TVA Announces Decision to Retire Memphis' Allen Fossil Plant
"The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors voted Thursday to retire the Allen Fossil Plant in Memphis, and a new, combined-cycle natural gas plant will be built nearby."
Source: Memphis Business Journal, 08/22/2014
"Oil Spill That Fouled Mexican River Will Take Months To Clean Up"
"An oil pipeline spill that contaminated a river in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon will take months to clean up, the country's top water authority said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 08/22/2014
"Feds To Look at Restoring Grizzly Bears To Pacific Northwest"
"Nearly four decades after grizzly bears were declared threatened in the Lower 48 states, long-stalled efforts to bring the species back to Washington's North Cascades are rolling again."
Source: Seattle Times, 08/22/2014
Part 2 of Contamination Study Show Deadly Levels in St. Louis Robins
"Michigan State University environmental toxicology professor Matt Zwiernik presented part two of the results from the 2013 dead bird collection in St. Louis to the Pine River Superfund Taskforce Wednesday. Zwiernik’s team monitored 60 active nests not only in the nine-block residential area surrounding the former Velsicol plant site but also 15 kilometers downstream. As was the case with the first batch of results, American robins eggs collected contained DDx levels far above those found to induce death in laboratory settings."
Source: Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, 08/22/2014
"Maryland Fracking Study Cites Toxic Air Emissions as Top Concern"
"Drilling-wary Maryland is one of several East Coast states considering whether to open their lands to fracking as public health concerns mount."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/22/2014
"The Elevation of Western U.S. Is Rising Due to Drought"
"The Western U.S. is getting higher and drier."
Source: Newsweek, 08/22/2014
"Parks Service Bans Drones Over Appalachian Trail"
"The National Park Service has banned drones from flying over the Appalachian Trail."
Source: AP, 08/21/2014
